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Connecticut western news., 1887-02-02

MT l. W. Harvey will give an organ recital in the Congregational church in Salisbury on Saturday, Feb. 5. Com mence at o'clock p. m. The public are invited
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-07
HALLOwELL.

At the annual election of officers Monday
evening, John b. Hubbard post No 20 G, A.
r., chose the following Commander, Maj.
Z. Rowell; senior vice commander, G.. 5.
johnson; junior vice commander, A. X.
Lord; quartermaster, Geo. Fuller; surgeon,
DIR. J. Q. A. Hawes Chaplain, G. o. Nor
rill officer of the day, c. NJ. Dodge; officer
of the guards, John Thompson; delegate to
department convention, DR. J. q. A. IIawcs /;
alternate, John H. Howe.
| Mrs. Rev. c. F. lIolbrook was called to
Boston yesterday morning by the sudden ill
ness of her mother, an elderly lady SO years
of age.
VI. Roberts Esx., returned last week from
a business trip to Boston.
| At the meeting of the city council Monday
evening it was ordered that the school com
mttee be and is hereby requested to change
J the time for opening and closing the public
schools from standard to local time. Read
and passed in concurrence. The city agent
reported that the sale of liquors for the month
ending Nov. 80 amounted to sG0G G3. Accept
ed Adjourned.
Mr.. Alger V. Currier of this city, now
studying in Paris, expects to enter picture
in the Salon when it opens in the spring.
The dimensions of the painting will be five
by six feet, and will be study of figure.
Several who have taken ''double headers
from the north end of the depot platform
would respectfully but urgently call attention
to the fact that that spot is commonly in alb
soute darkness and there being two or three
steps to descend, lamp or light of some
kind is very much needed.
over six hundred season tickets have beer
sold to the X of 7. fair
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
GOVERNOR BODwEL1..
The Latest Report of His Condition

Special to theKennebec Journal.
HALLowELL, Dec 6.
A false report has been circulated relative
to the Governors condition, which state. the
case as an attack Of heart disease. Such il.
not the fact. In an interview with the Gov
ernors physician, Dr. ". H. THOMPSON. this
evening, he said it was quite severe attack
of congestion of the bronchial tubes. brought
on as before stated by cold. He further
stated IN refutation of the idea of heart dis
ease. that If biz heart was in as good cond-
tIon as the Governor. at his age he should
be only too glad"
The Governor passed an uncomfortable
night, and yesterday was in much pain, an
aesthetics being administered Drs. VIM.
Thompson of Augusta, and VIII II. Thomp-
son of this city are in attendance upon the
Governor.
1t was impossible for your reporter
to Sc" the Governor this evening and al
though considerable agitation was manifested
On the part of his own household. the result
OF witnessing his undergoing severe pain
the Governors condition is not considered
necessarily dangerous
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REED OF MAINE
Gives the Presidents Message a Most
Scathing Criticism.

WAsHt>GToN. Dec. d
Reed of Maine said
The message is certainly surprising. but
not surprising because there is anything new
in it, No one familiar with monotonous
misstatements of free trade argument needed
more than a word here and there TO feel that
the administration had gone over TO the Car
Isle wing with no disguise whatever 1t
will be impossible for the democratic party
hereafter to deny its completely in the at
tack on American industries with
out disownug the administration.
The attempt at the close of the long argu-
ment in favor of free trade, to declare free
trade question. (irreleventJ would he broad
Jest ii not in State paper. To give fuller
power to the declarations thel'resident omitted
all reference of other things, remltting all the
manifold concerns of the government to
message to be givenn the future perhaps.
To make sure the whole blow shall strike
full and fair at American industries he lauds
internal revenue without exception. No
mention is made of sugar, tobacco, alcohol
used in the arts. no free raw material when
produced in this country. only free raw ma
terial produced abroad. Surely the message
is surprising one. but it makes the very
issue we have desired.
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THE SHORT LOBSTER.
How Catchers Evade the New Law.

RockLASD, Dee, ..
Fish Commissioner Connor and his var
hens continue to wage war on short Holsters
Since October 3Ist, Wariens Barbour and
Morgan OF Portland, have seized and put
back into the sea 2,424 short HOLSTERS. If
these are allowed to remain a few weeks
they will be worth five cents each instead of
one cent each.
Shippers have resorted to a shrewd dodge to
prevent being prosecuted in the event of
short Holsters being taken before their ship
ment In case of the recent seizure in Port
land, OF number of barrels addressed to a
New York firm, the under side of the bag
instead of the shippers name, as is usually
the case, bore private mark, representing
dory fastened to a stake, all tags in this
lot being marked in the same way. This
private mark corresponds to the marks on
the books of the Consignee Wardens can
contiscate the Holsters but cannot prosecute
the shippers the private marks tell no
tales.
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BowDoIN COLLEGE.

The eighty-sixth annual catalogue of the
| college has just been issued. The whole
number of students is l76, an increase in at
tendance of 80 over last year. The boards
of trustees and overseers and the several
committees remain about the same as last
year Several changes are noticed in the
faculty. Rev. F. +. Woodruff, formerly of
Andover, fills the chair of Greek, held by
the late Prof. Avery. Prof. Smith has Civ
en- up his professorship of mathematics and
now has charge of the departments of history
and political science. Mr., Cothren, 81, who
last year had charge of the department of
physics is now in the employ of the Edison
Electric Light company, and that department
is now in charge of Prof c. c. Hutchins, 50,
who also has charge of the department of
astronomy Austin Cary, 81, has charge of
the department of geology, and biology in
the absence of Prof. Lee, ii. b. Skolfeld,
V. Wentworth, sc. who is now in the
employ of a large paper manufacturing com
pany at Ticonderoga, n. Y, as practical
chemist. The standard of admission has
been raised, the whole of plain geometry is
now required instead of the LIST and 81 books,
also the outlines of Greek aud Roman his
tory and an essay ON some standard work of
English literature have been added to the re-
quirements of admission. The number of
prizes offered have been increased by three
the class of GS prize, the income of one
thousand dollars, contributed by the class of
1865, is given annually To the author of the
best written and spoken Grafton in the senior
class. Stackpolc's Latin prize, a prize of
twenty five dollars, given by Mr.. Howard V.
Stackpole, class of II, will be awarded to
member of the freshman class for excellence
in Latin. Modern language prize, three
prizes of twenty five dollars each, given by a
friend of the college, will be awarded to the
members of the freshman, sophomore and
junior classes who shall pass the best exam
nation in modern languages at the end of the
years study During the year over $500
volumes were added to the library. There
is also an increase of eleven iii the number
of scholarships given. Nine are of 81 900
each and two of 50 800 each. The G. W.
Field fund has also been increased by $500,
The 6Sth course of lectures of the medical
school will begin February 9th. The intro
duct ory lecture will be delivered by Prof.
Franklin c. Robinson.
President Hyde occupied the pulpit of the
Free Will Baptist church Sunday the 9th
ult., and that of the Tophsam Congregational
church last Sunday.
II. W. Webb, 30 is teaching at Grows
town, w. b. Mitchell at lIarpswell and c.
II. Hartman at Cape Elizabeth.
7. 7. Day, secretary of the Auburn Y. NJ.
c. A., will address the college Y. NJ. c. A.
Thursday evening.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
In Massachusetts, Show an Increase in
Temperance Strength.
ROsTnN. Doc.


There were municipal elections in II cities
of theState today. In many the interest
centcred in license question, The follow
ing are the results on mayor aud license
Gloucester, David J. Robinson, rep. plu-
rality 6, majority for license, So.
Taunton, X. Henry Hall, citizens caudi-
date reelected with ajority of 201 ma
jority for license. l12.
tIaverhill. Geo. II. Carleton, rep, anti
saloon, plurality, 295 majority for license.
30.
Fall River. J. W. Cummings dem. re
elected by majority of 1874 the republicans
control the aldermen and council: majority
for license. 2i62.
Holyoke. James +. Delaney, dem, major
ity 552 license majority. 1866.
Northampton, 4. &. Hill, rep. re-clect ed
by majority of $50; license majority 10.
Fitchburg Eli Culley license. plurality
$50: no license majority 46.
Maiden. Judge j. F. Wiggin, dem, no Ii
cense maj jority 1904.
New Bedford. Morgan Rotch, citizens
candidate, reelected, plurality $50; license
majority l25l.
Somerville. Mark f. Burns, non partisan,
re-elec ected plurality 1000; no license ma
jority 1872.
Newton. J. Wesley kimball. rep. re-elec-
ted plurality 293 no license majority 1884.
Waltham, II. n Fisher, citizens candi-
date reelected: license majority l43.
Lawrence. Alvin +. Mack republican.
majority 104. The republicans secured all
the aldermen. 10 out of * caunclmen, an
6 out of school commissioners. No license.
majority 223. The city went democratic last
year by over 600 and has been under license
IL years.
Springfield. +. b Maynard democrat, re
elected, majority 6s7; license. majority
llo5.
Chelsea, Geo +. Mitchell. republican re-
elected. there being only - votes against
him. No license. majority 40.
Cambridge. W. +. Russell. demorcrat, re-
elected, plurality 2o00. No license. major
tv Dol.
Brockton. Albert X. Wade democrat,
plurality 100. No license, ma jority 80.
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A CORN FACTORY.
For the York County Farmers.

SACo, Dec. 8.
The farmers of Hollis, Buxton Dayton
and WATERFORD are making efforts to estab-
ilsh corn packing factory at Bar Mills. A.
l.. Phinney of Westbrook agrees to tit up
and run an establishment, if the farmers of
the vicinity will erect suitable building,
exempt it from taxation and guarantee to
raise three hundred acres of corn each sea
SON An adjourned meeting of the farmers
Interested in the enterprise was held at Bux-
ton yesterday. \ committee was appointed
TO solicit subscriptions to the stock for the
erection of the building. One hundred and
seventy acres of sweet corn has already
been pledged, and it is believed the amount
can readily be raised to three hundred acres
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SIDNEY.

Farmers Institute will be held on Dec.
20 at town hall
l.. 6. Tilley who jammed his foot is able
to be ont again.
Leslie Bowman is in Boston where he is
engaged in business.
Masonic Hall will be dedicated in January.
Fred Bowman is reading medicine in Bos-
ton.
The order of A. o. U. W. is increasing its
membership.
Miss Mary Field is teaching in Dist. No. 4.
The home of Geo. A. Barnard was glad
dened by the advent Of a daughter recently.
Miss Annie b. Kelley is to spend the
winter at her fathers.
Arthur Smiley who has been in Mass the
past summer has returned to his home.
Mrs. Mary Clark of Nantucket is visiting
her brother c. II. Kelley.
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CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS.
UNUSUALLY LARGE DOCKET
In the Caledonia County Court, Yer
mont

ST. JoHssBURY, VT, Dec. 6.
The December term of the Caledonia
county court met today, Judge Russell S.
Taft presiding. Thirty or more cases were
assigned for hearing.
On account of the unusual amount of bust
ness special grand jury was called. The
case of Harvey Foster vs. Thomas Ward for
damages for the loss of a building which
Foster claims Ward set on fire, was contin-
ued on the ground that ii would work injus-
tice against Ward to have that case tried be-
fore the criminal case for the same offense.
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Maine Pensions.

WAsuNGro>. Dee. t.
TN, following Marie people were granted
pensions to-day
Moses Parsons. original navy Newburg.
Harlow {. Murch, original, Winthrop
jaime. NJ. Palmer, original, Center Mont
Vile. -.u.
Daniel Wood, increase, West "lnterpor''
Wilbur + Chase. StandIsh.
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0IVfII ~ TTlN NtUTItUtE JOUTUaT,
CLINTON, Dec. 8.
Deputy sheriff Stevenson having occasion
to 60 to the hotel stable in Clinton village,
between TWO and three o'clock Monday morn
driven very quietly till it came to the out
skirts of the town when the pace was mate
rally quckencd. In about five minutes
another team containing one person was
driven through in similar manner to be
followed III about five minutes by another
driving in a like manner. The
occurrence was singular to say the least
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NEW Mich Cows AND sPRISGERs

We consider the market for milch healthy.
For best grades there is good demand and dealers
can obtain Il respectable price. 1t would that
more were bringing si,Oae0 per head than ear
lier in the season. Common cows are moved at s25
as per hsad. Sales mostly without the calf at
side
c. H. Merrill l6 mitch cows of various grades a,
@:0adO
W. Mellow farrow cows at els each.
l.. Morse springer at 81.
Wilcox mitch cows at si7-J9 each.
BFeck Wood choice mileh COW s,5; COW at
s5.4y
F. W HAYDEN new mich cows at s40eaeh
l. H. Libby & son choice mch cows at $50
each, springers SO each ? thin cows TO cslye in
March az each.
each.
VEAL CALVES.
Light run and prices unchanged. Trade not lively
except for best.
L. e. Libby & son; u veals av 100 lb- at 20.
J. $ Henry IA ay 100 lbs at SIC.
Breck Wood eveighnig lls0 ~ SIC.
Flint & Blanchard /. weighing iis0 at &c.
II. A. Wilcox % weighing 1640 the lot &c.
G. II Merrill: Is nv 10 at &C.
SALES AT BRIGHTON MOSTLY BY MAINE DEALERS
There is slim trade in working oxen and the
supply is light. Good grade mich called
for at steady rates store pigs are In light request
and sales nominal at 81 to % per head y. II. Cool
dge son sold fancy Jersey COW at s57 3 do al
sl7O; 3 extra cows s142 common cows s32-J0 each
I. c. Libby son sold ii .iockers average so lbs.
at 2lc L. W, pair working oxen girthng feet,
inches, L. W. $50 lbs. at sl2o mich a; e;
each. j. ID. Hosmer sold pair working oxen girth
ing feet, inches, l.. W. 800 lbs. at si90 pair
grthing feet, inches, L. W. 200 lbs. at si20;
pair, grthing feet inches, L. W. $50 lbs at $40
". Mellow sold Fsrrow cows at sl4 each. W. W
Hall son sold pair beef cattle, l.. W. 300 lbs. a
ic; pair, L. W. 300 lbs. at 4sc; / pair workin,
girthing feet, inches, l.. W. 200 lbs. at los
W. Scolans sold IL store cows at $i4 each; fanc,
miIeh cows at s57 $50, so; springers si5 each
3 do at $40 each do for $l75- Aldrich Johnso.
sold mich cows from $50 to eco J. s. Henry solo
choice mch cows at 80 each; mich COW at 80
milch cows at $50 each; common cows for 90
the lot
The SHEEP CALL.
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LUCKY PITTSFIELD.
1t Gets a Hospital and Public Park
PIrrsFIELp. Mass. Dec. Is.

PIrrsFIELp. Mass, Dec. g.
The will of the late Abraham Burbank was
prohated today The provisions have al
ready been published. In addition to the
nublic hospital provided for the testator
wives two hundred acres of very valuable
land Just nor tn of the hospital as a site for
public park. = i.
clause of the will provides that If the
town ever sells the little park at the centre
known as the common. or allows IL 10 De ae-
voted to business purposes, all the conditions
of the will so far as the town is concerned
are void.
Rprbank thought there were not half
srough breathing places in the town at pres
pnt.
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READFIELD.

Revival meetings are being held in the
chapel at Readfeld Depot conducted by
Hannah T. Pratt from Vermont. Meetings
will be held every evening this week and
three services on Sunday, forenoon, after
noon and evening. All are cordially invited
and a warm welcome will be given them. A
good work is expected in the quickening Of
Gods people and in interesting sinners.
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IN FRATERNITY.
Meeting Of ex-Confederate and Union
Soldiers at Gettysburg.

New YORK, Dec. 8.
The committee appointed by the Grand
Army of the Potomac at the Saratoga meet
ing in June last. tonight perfected arrange
ments for the reunion of the two armies
Potomac and Northern Va, on the field of
Getty sburg. July lst, it being the 25th ami
versary of the battle. All the general ar
are made.
Gen. Sickles is chairman and Gen. Couch.
viee-chairman
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The City of Saco Sued.

NAto, Dec W.
The Saco & Bildeford Gas Go. has en-
tered suit against the city of Saco for S296
for gas consumed i'll the street lights last
wear from the time the electric light was in
troduced till the close of the year. The city
edges the Indebtedness but disputes
the amount of the bill. The case Will be
tried at the January term of the Supreme
{ Court
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MARKET REPORTS.
Brighton and Watertown Live Stock
Market

Reported for kennebec journal for week ending
Dec.
AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK AT MARET
Cattle. Sheep and Lambs. Swine. Neals. Horses.
1876 ll3.Is 25,27l Az I06
NUMBER FROM MAINE.
Cattle. Sheep and Lambs. Calves. Horses. Swine.
2l0 6Ii 81 81 90
PRICES OF MARKET BEEF.
A few choice at S7.00asz so, extra, $65Oa$675;
first quality, s6ooas62 second quality, - 50oa$55o
third quality, s4.ooas4.5o.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
In lots 81 90, $500. 375 each; extra s4.OOas4 So
or from to cents per pound, spring lambs, 4ia6,
cents; veal calves, 2ha6h cents
ARRIVALS BY STEAMERS.
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MORE EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS
Undertaken by the Long Island Granite
Company.
Roe BLAND, Dec. 6.

NOI kLAND, Dec. 9.
Brown, McAllistcr * Co. have opened a
new gaaite quarry ON Long Island, near
the town OF BIuthill and are already
making preparations to commence work
OF grand scale. \ wharf three huu,lred
feet long ha, been constructed which gives
ten feet of water at low tidc railroad
connects the quarry 10 the wharf over which
the granite is transferred \ small crew are
on oITsoh.. rhcy recently shipped to N,w
y ork 81 ,oo0 paving blocks.
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FOREIGN intelligence.
THE FRENCH CABINET.
Names Of Proposed Members.
Sadi- -Carnot Insists Upon the Union OF
all Republicans.

PARIS, Dec. 9th.
1t is expected that NJ. Goblet will be prime
minister in the new cabinet, and NJ. Flourens,
minister of foreign affairs. The chambers
have adjourned until Saturday.
President Sadi-Ca in an interview with
NJ. Clemencean, insisted upon the necessity
of union of all republicans in the chambers;
first to show the foreigners that the republi-
cans can agree second, that they may vote
an honest and sincere budget. Clemencean
fully endorsed the presidents view.
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The Tariff and Lithographs,

NEW YORK. Dec. o.
A meeting of representatives of importing
was held this afternoon to take
action against the domestic photographers who
are endeavoring to have the duties on litho-
graphs raised from twenty-five to fifty per
nent. Three years ago the duty wasl owered
from thirty-fve to twenty-five per cent,
The home dealers still continue togrow rich.
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Dover New Water Works Tested

DOVER, Dee. 6.
The new water works in Dover and Fox
croft have been tested, the test being salts
fcctory to the officers of the tire department
\ stream was thrown over the chimney of
the Mayo factory and to the top of the spire
of the Methodist church. The department
has about two thousand feet of hose which
can be used. and the illages are considered
safe from contlagration.
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TRIED TO ESCAPE.
Two Portland Jail Prisoners run but are
Captured


PORTLAND, Dec. 6.
Tuesday morning two prisoners in Port
land Jail, George Hatch in for breaking and
entering and Liverpool Jack in for rum sell
ing, while taking in stock at the door of the
Jail. broke away and ran for freedom The
superintendent gave chase and caught Jack.
Hatch got a dory and rowed across the bay
to the Marine Hospital. He was caught an
hour later by Deputy Sheriff Sargent as he
was crossing the bridge.
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Grand Army Meetings to be Held.

BosToN, Dec. 6.
A meeting of the department commanders
of the q. A. X. of New England, held to-
night, decided upon the following dates for
the annual State encampments:
Vermont, January 81 and Feb. /, at St.
Johnsbury.
New Hampshire. Feb. and ,. Place un-
decided.
Maine, Feb . and 10 at Portland.
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Death of an 1912 Veteran.

CAMDEN. Dee. 6.
Francis Fletcher. a veteran of the war of
1872. came to Camden, Monday, signed his
pension papers, and then went home and
died. He was about ninety years old ma
tive of Lincolnville. and was formerly post
master there, also sheriff of Waldo county.
He built and kept the first hotel at Lincoln
willie Center.